Outram Island
Appearance
Nickname: Sir James Outram Island | |
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Geography | |
Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 12°14′N 93°05′E / 12.23°N 93.08°E |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Area | 13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Width | 4.3 km (2.67 mi) |
Coastline | 25.9 km (16.09 mi) |
Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Administration | |
District | South Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Ritchie's Archipelago |
Tehsil | Port Blair Tehsil |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2011) |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744202[2] |
Telephone code | 031927 [3] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[4] |
Official website | www |
Outram Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] It is 72 km (45 mi) northeast from Port Blair.
Outram is named after Lieutenant-general James Outram.
Geography
[edit]The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located west of North Passage Island, Rangat.
Administration
[edit]Politically, Outram Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[6]
Demographics
[edit]The island is uninhabited.
References
[edit]- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- Ritchie's Archipelago travel guide from Wikivoyage